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Anyone remember the significance of 9.9.99? That was the day Sega launched their last hardware console in America, the Dreamcast. Despite featuring an extraordinary amount of brilliant titles, graphics that were never before seen on a dedicated gaming device, and an onboard modem so you could actually use the thing to connect to the internet,…
There’s an odd group of people living among us, a part of society that for one reason or another wants to modify their mobile phone with custom software, often at the risk of losing their warranty. Within this group the number one reason you’ll hear justifying their need to roll out their own bits is…
I know it’s a lovely summer Friday and many of you already are eyeing the weekend but get ready for some hardcore mobile news coming next week, as the MobileBeat 2011 conference is coming to San Francisco July 12-13 at the Palace Hotel. It’s going to filled with thought leaders from the leading handset makers,…
The Nexus S 4G looks set for some important updates from Sprint on July 11. One of the features in the update is enabling the NFC element, which could herald the much-anticipated Google Wallet. The update, labeled as version GRJ90, doesn’t look like a huge one, but it is bringing a number of features and…
Apple recently requested an injunction against Amazon for use of the term or phrase “app store,” and filed a trademark lawsuit against the online retailer. Apple contended that it owned the rights to the “app store” name and that Amazon’s use of it would only confuse consumers. However, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton didn’t agree…
Facebook just made a big announcement that it would be teaming with Skype to provide free, one-to-one video calling on the world’s largest social network but you won’t be able to use this feature in the mobile apps yet. The Facebook Skype video calling service was the major feature of today’s announcement but it also…
The legal tussle between Apple and Samsung seems nearly endless with lawsuits and complaints being filed just about everywhere they can be filed. This time, Apple has taken to the ITC, just as Samsung did last week, to file a complaint against the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab maker. Just like the complaint brought against…
We recently heard that the iPhone 5 was going into production starting August for a September or October release. Now we’re hearing reports that the company is planning on producing 25 million units before the end of this year. The iPhone 5, according to the Wall Street Journal, will be thinner and lighter than the…
Update: On Thursday July 07, 2011 at 04:43 Helsinki time we received an email from Qualcomm asking us to remove all the information in this article. Despite said information being available on numerous websites, our legal team told us that we should just bite our lip and comply with Qualcomm’s requests since they have the…
If you were wondering if the Apple iPad is a fad or not, you should know that the folks at NetMarketShare said the Apple tablet accounts for more than 1 percent of the global web traffic and 2.1 percent of all U.S. traffic. While that may not seem like much in the grand scheme of…